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Born | Mandeville, Jamaica | November 13, 1966||||||||||||||
Nationality | American / Jamaican | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Cambridge Rindge and Latin (Cambridge, Massachusetts) | ||||||||||||||
College | Michigan (1987–1990) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1990: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1990–2002 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Number | 22, 24, 20, 21 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Rapid City Thrillers | ||||||||||||||
1995 | Shreveport Crawdads | ||||||||||||||
1995 | Shreveport Storm | ||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Connecticut Pride | ||||||||||||||
1996 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
1997 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
1997 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Grand Rapids Hoops | ||||||||||||||
1998 | La Crosse Bobcats | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | KK Zadar | ||||||||||||||
2002 | Skipper Bologna | ||||||||||||||
2002 | Marinos de Oriente | ||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 2,546 (7.6 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 606 (1.8 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 1,179 (3.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Rumeal James Robinson (born November 13, 1966) is a Jamaican-American former professional basketball player and convicted felon.
Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Robinson graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and went on to play point guard for the University of Michigan. After a strong showing in Michigan's 1989 NCAA championship, Robinson was drafted #10 in the first round of the 1990 NBA draft. He played professionally until 2002, then started a criminal career that ended with him being sentenced to prison in 2011 on multiple convictions for bank bribery and wire fraud.